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Zapopan vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Zapopan is 39.2% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 83.8% more in Zapopan
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Zapopan
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in Zapopan
Housing: pay 69.3% more in Zapopan
Childcare: pay 12.2% less in Zapopan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Zapopan
Clothing: pay 82.3% more in Zapopan

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Zapopan are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Zapopan.

Zapopan vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zapopan instead of Nairobi, you would:

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pay 83.8% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.85 KES498.16	$9.93 MX$204.83	+157.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 KES797.06	$7.45 MX$153.62	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KES85.67	$1.13 MX$23.28	+70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KES68.84	$0.99 MX$20.48	+86.5%
Average			+83.8%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 KES72.15	$2.52 MX$51.94	+351.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.59 KES722.65	$4.06 MX$83.77	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 KES433.29	$4.93 MX$101.78	+47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 KES220.13	$1.96 MX$40.36	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.71 KES350.29	$3.16 MX$65.14	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 KES163.37	$0.99 MX$20.43	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 KES64.59	$0.64 MX$13.23	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 KES112.96	$0.72 MX$14.77	-18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.09	$0.61 MX$12.55	+33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 KES62.38	$0.74 MX$15.36	+54.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 KES71.92	$0.74 MX$15.20	+32.4%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 KES798.23	$4.53 MX$93.37	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.83 KES3,985.30	$29.78 MX$614.49	-3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,266.80 KES2,490,811.99	$16,381.22 MX$337,967.41	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.87 KES1,793.38	$20.35 MX$419.90	+46.7%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 69.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.39 KES5,092.69	$28.52 MX$588.37	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$428.53 KES55,400.11	$595.68 MX$12,289.72	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.44 KES21,516.78	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	+56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.39 KES2,894.90	$69.23 MX$1,428.25	+209.2%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 12.2% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.67 KES21,547.71	$168.78 MX$3,482.09	+1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,008.06 KES1,035,281.58	$5,956.81 MX$122,897.24	-25.6%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 KES298.90	$1.99 MX$40.97	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 KES289.70	$2.75 MX$56.79	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 KES398.53	$3.92 MX$80.91	+27.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.12 KES5,703.45	$34.70 MX$715.88	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.17 KES797.06	$6.53 MX$134.67	+5.9%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 82.3% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Zapopan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.84 KES2,177.44	$46.09 MX$950.92	+173.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.95 KES2,966.83	$33.51 MX$691.30	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.84 KES7,994.32	$93.08 MX$1,920.27	+50.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 KES6,787.42	$83.56 MX$1,723.89	+59.2%
Average			+82.3%

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